A 43-year-old woman suffered a minor cut to her hand after having a knife held near her throat during an attempted armed robbery Tuesday at a drugstore in Orland Park, police said.

The attack took place inside a Walgreens at 7960 159th St. at about 6:30 p.m., and the victim told police that she was able to grab the knife and then began screaming, police said in a news release. The woman told a store employee what had happened, and the employee called police, according to the release.

The victim was treated at a local hospital and released, police said.

Police arrested and charged an 18-year-old Park Forest man, Jakhari Carrell, and a 22-year-old Harvey woman, Sylvina Marquez, in connection with the holdup attempt, according to the release.

Carrell, according to police, had placed the knife near the victim's throat and, as police were arriving, gave it to Marquez to hide in her purse.